Best Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Controller Settings

The latest installment in the Call of Duty Modern Warfare series is finally here. Infinity Ward has drastically changed movement, gunplay, and nearly every aspect of gameplay. So, if you are ready to play the various game modes using a joystick, you’ll want to set up the ideal controller settings. Check out the best controller settings for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 right here in our guide.

Best Controller Settings for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on PC, PS5, and Xbox

Below, you will find the best controller settings for each category in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4:

Inputs

The first thing you need to do is set the button layout and adjust the horizontal and vertical sensitivities for each stick:

Controller

For a better multiplayer experience on all Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 maps, we recommend turning off both Controller Vibration and Trigger Effect:

Deadzone Inputs

Next, you need to set the minimum and maximum deadzone thresholds for both sticks, which are as follows:

Aiming

We suggest you switch to the following aiming settings so that you can easily aim and secure kills in all Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 game modes:

ADS Sense Multiplier

Adjusting your Aim Down Sight (ADS) sense is the key to winning fights in Modern Warfare 4. Here are the recommended ADS sense multiplier settings for each zoom level:

Aim Assist

Whether you are playing on a PS5 or Xbox controller, we recommend turning on both Target and ADS Aim Assist:

Motion Sensor Function: Weapon and Camera Control

It’s best to leave the Motion Sensor Function Behavior turned off, and the Hip and ADS sensitivity set to default values:

Intelligent Movement

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has revamped the movement system with mantle, wall jumps, and more. So check out everything new in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and make sure to switch the following settings in the Intelligent Movement menu:

Movement Behaviors

After adjusting Intelligent Movement, you have to switch multiple settings related to various Movement Behaviors. So, set each value for slide, dive, grounded mantle, and more as follows:

Vehicle Behavior

Whether you prefer to drive vehicles in a match or not, we recommend switching to the following Vehicle Behavior settings for the best results:

Combat Behavior

Adjusting Combat Behavior is as important as Movement Behavior. This menu includes changes to ADS, weapon mount, equipment, armor plate, etc. So here is what we recommend:

Combat Advanced Settings

The Combat Advanced Settings are part of the Combat Behavior menu. Here you can change settings such as the behavior of focus, akimbo, interact, reload, etc:

Overlay Behavior and Advanced Settings

Lastly, here are a couple of Overlay behavior settings you need to change so that they don’t get in your way while you are playing:

And that’s pretty much every controller setting you need to change in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 before you queue a multiplayer match. That said, if you think we need to change any of the settings we have listed here, please feel free to let us know in the comments below.